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In the parallelogram shown, find x.

In the parallelogram shown, find x.-example-1
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The side with all the 9s and x is 12 just like its opposite side because this is a parallelogram. We can write the equation to add up the three segments; the ones on the left and right are 9-x:


9-x + x + 9-x = 12


18 - x = 12


x = 6


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